Top 5 Songs for Week Ending July 18

Top 5 Songs for Week Ending July 18

We’re getting down with the five most popular songs in the Billboard¹ Hot 100 Pop Singles chart, for the week ending July 18, 2015.

The Live Aid concerts happened 30 years ago this week, and none of this week’s featured artists were alive at the time. This makes me feel old…that is all.

Let’s open in fifth place, where 25-year-old Fetty Wap backs off a slot with “Trap Queen.” How did this New Jersey² rapper get his career off the ground? Fetty – real name Willie Maxwell – started thinking about pursuing music after his son was born four years ago. He began selling mixtapes in 2012, and here he is today, breaking big on the charts.

Taylor Swift, 25, and Kendrick Lama, 28, retreat two slots to fourth place with “Bad Blood.” Kendrick will appear on one of the year’s most-anticipated hip³ hop⁴ albums… the upcoming soundtrack for the NWA movie Straight Outta Compton. Other guest stars include Eminem and Dr. Dre…the movie releases on August 14.

Silento is your new addition, as “Watch Me” jumps four notches⁵ to third place. The young Atlanta rapper has vaulted⁶ to fame on the strength of its video, which features his “Nae Nae” dance…it’s racked up nearly 100 million views across fan and celebrity-generated video platforms.

OMI’s “Cheerleader” has gone number one internationally, and it creeps one slot closer on the Hot 100, hitting second place. OMI is from Jamaica, but the hugely popular video was shot in Haulover Beach, Florida, near Miami.

Holding first place for a 12th week are 27-year-old Wiz Khalifa and 23-year-old Charlie Puth with “See You Again.” This puts it in a three-way tie for the longest-lasting rap champ in Hot 100 chart history. The other winners are the Black Eyed Peas with “Boom Boom Pow,” and Eminem with “Lose Yourself.”

1 billboard   

n.布告板，揭示栏，广告牌

参考例句：

• He ploughed his energies into his father's billboard business.他把精力投入到父亲的广告牌业务中。
• Billboard spreads will be simpler and more eye-catching.广告牌广告会比较简单且更引人注目。

2 jersey   

n.运动衫

参考例句：

• He wears a cotton jersey when he plays football.他穿运动衫踢足球。
• They were dressed alike in blue jersey and knickers.他们穿着一致，都是蓝色的运动衫和灯笼短裤。

3 hip   

n.臀部，髋；屋脊

参考例句：

• The thigh bone is connected to the hip bone.股骨连着髋骨。
• The new coats blouse gracefully above the hip line.新外套在臀围线上优美地打着褶皱。

4 hop   

n.单脚跳，跳跃；vi.单脚跳，跳跃；着手做某事；vt.跳跃，跃过

参考例句：

• The children had a competition to see who could hop the fastest.孩子们举行比赛，看谁单足跳跃最快。
• How long can you hop on your right foot?你用右脚能跳多远？

5 notches   

n.（边缘或表面上的）V型痕迹( notch的名词复数 )；刻痕；水平；等级

参考例句：

• The Indians cut notches on a stick to keep count of numbers. 印第安人在棒上刻V形凹痕用来计数。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• They cut notches in the handle of their pistol for each man they shot. 他们每杀一个人就在枪托上刻下一个V形记号。 来自辞典例句

6 vaulted   

adj.拱状的

参考例句：

• She vaulted over the gate and ran up the path. 她用手一撑跃过栅栏门沿着小路跑去。
• The formal living room has a fireplace and vaulted ceilings. 正式的客厅有一个壁炉和拱形天花板。